Re: svg support under Linux

2004-08-01 Thread ricktaylor
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/svg/ > -Original Message- > From: John Taber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: svg support under Linux > > 1) do any of the browsers support SVG or support the Adobe plug-in ? > 2) do eith

Desktop

2004-07-26 Thread RickTaylor
Is there an HTML desktop for linux? That's all I want to run... an HTML desktop {like active desktop} and a lightweight windowmanager. Is it possible to imbed Mozilla somehow? Dillo? A plain HTML canvas? ... Brought to you by jEdit ...Which rocks massively. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Urgent :Dual boot Debian+Mandrake with lilo

2004-07-26 Thread RickTaylor
Vijaya, > Thanks but i crashed my machine while playing around with lilo.So i am > reinstalling it all over again. > First is mandrake then debian > But i have a doubt while installing debian there is an option "make system > bootable" At the end of the install it will offer you the option to add

Re: [Csnd] Debian install breaks on 'Configuring Locales'

2004-07-23 Thread RickTaylor
> This probably isn't proper form, kosher or even cool... but... It's a quick way > around the problem. Sorry about that... I didn't realize this was crossposted to csound. {Why is this crossposted to sound?} ... This message has been brought to you in part by a grant from Columba. -- To U

Re: Debian install breaks on 'Configuring Locales'

2004-07-23 Thread RickTaylor
This probably isn't proper form, kosher or even cool... but... It's a quick way around the problem. Hit control-c at the screen, run dselect with ftp as the method {set it in the first dselect screen} and update the system. Alternately, restart the machine, hope it comes back up and do the upg

RE: dpkg/apt question

2004-07-23 Thread RickTaylor
> we are now going to roll out these changes to all our machines in this complex (30+) > and another 15-20 machines in two satellite offices. > > thanks all, > Preston There are a large number of utility programs just in case you're unaware of them. Stuff to let you do ongoing package managemen

Re: [linux-audio-user] Virtual Mixing Desk

2004-07-20 Thread RickTaylor
Olivier, > > But about color scale squares, just imagine how compact it can get : 8 > > tracks with 4 levels each, that's 32 little square on a gtk drawing > > area. I believe white to black would be very efficient, and rolling over > > a level or adjusting it, the status bar would get you some

Re: [linux-audio-user] Mellotron

2004-07-20 Thread RickTaylor
Ryan, > It's not *impossible* I bet someone with a lot of patience could set > some reasonable loop points. The mellotron is a neat sounding > instrument, I'd be really excited to have digital copies of the original > tape loops. But each of these key presses is about a minute long and > the mell

Re: [linux-audio-user] Virtual Mixing Desk

2004-07-20 Thread RickTaylor
Stefan, > that sounds almost like blenders "slide buttons" .> > they basically like that (if it doesn't get mangled): > > /\ > |< 0.800 >| > \/ > > you can: > a: click on the edges to change the value step by step (ctrl+click for > larger steps) > b: click and move y

Re: [linux-audio-user] Virtual Mixing Desk

2004-07-20 Thread RickTaylor
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > How 'bout those little number like they use in high endish graphics programs? > > ...Where you have a row of numbers that it looks like they pulled out of a slot > > machine and you can either click on them and enter a new number, use the up and > > down arrows on

Re: [linux-audio-user] Virtual Mixing Desk

2004-07-18 Thread RickTaylor
> On Sun, 2004-07-18 at 20:12, R Parker wrote: > > > R Parker wrote: > > > colorful approach : > > > A little square which is white for 0, black for 1, > > > and taking a scale of > > > gray colors for intermediate values. You'd ajust it > > > the same way as a > > > knob, pressing the mouse but

Re: Installing a downloaded .deb ?

2004-07-18 Thread RickTaylor
> Thanks Rick. I solved it by downloading source but the link comes > in very useful as my knowledge of dpkg so far has been very close to zero. Dpkg is a bit easier... I like stuff compiled from source a little better... with Dpkg you can try out stuff a lot easier. :} Believe it or not there'

Re: help setting up sound

2004-07-18 Thread RickTaylor
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/download/OS_e-cmi9739_index.htm > Michael B. Levy wrote: > > >Folks, > > > >I'm having trouble figuring out how to configure my > >sound card (I'm running Sarge), due to the fact that I > >can't quite understand the specs of my motherboard. > > > >My computer's specs seem

Re: recommendation for digital camera

2004-07-18 Thread RickTaylor
> On Saturday 17 July 2004 09:40, Adam Funk wrote: > > > I have a digital camera and I agree with this. I've never bothered to > > hook the camera up to try gphoto. I just put the cards in the card > > reader and copy the jpg files to my hard drive. > > > > Anyway, I have an Olympus C750 (now d

Re: Installing a downloaded .deb ?

2004-07-17 Thread RickTaylor
http://annys.eines.info/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+dpkg > Hi, I'm familiar with > > apt-get install blahblah.deb > > but having downloaded 'blahblah.deb' > > how do I now install ? > > Adam Bogacki, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... This message has been brought to you in part by a grant from Columba. -

Re: recommendation for digital camera

2004-07-17 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Adam Funk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wednesday 07 July 2004 03:40, Chris Metzler wrote: > > I don't own a digital camera, unfortunately; so take any advice I may > > give with a block-o-salt. But I've seen several people here who *do* > > own > > digital cameras suggest the purchase o

Re: Gallery

2004-07-17 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Thijs Koetsier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Why are you wasting your time installing Linux, when you could buy a > working PC out-of-the-box with Windows, at your local supermarket? I thought those all ran Linspire. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: dselect alternatives

2004-07-14 Thread ricktaylor
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yesterday apt-get maliciously lunched my install (okay, okay, I was > trying to upgrade firestarter even though apt-get told me to file a bug > report because it thought the install was impossible... more on that coming > up soon). :} I'd t

Re: dselect alternatives

2004-07-14 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Greg Folkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aptitude, apt-get and dpkg are more than enough to help me out in a > command line environ. Actually I do not use any other interfaces for > package management. Then... Why are you complaining? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: dselect alternatives

2004-07-14 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Steven Satelle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:57:43 +, ricktaylor wrote: > > Personally, I'd use kpackage or synaptic in X and dselect in a terminal > > {mainly because synaptic and kpackage are easier to read... the > > I've a

Re: dselect alternatives

2004-07-13 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Greg Folkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 16:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > From: Greg Folkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Apt-get has MUCH MUCH better dependency handling (yes I know about that > > > > How's that? > > Mainly apt-get doesn't screw with thin

Re: dselect alternatives

2004-07-13 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Greg Folkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apt-get has MUCH MUCH better dependency handling (yes I know about that How's that? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: new to debian

2004-07-12 Thread ricktaylor
> From: Michael B. Levy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1) I was going to copy my old /etc/fstab to the new > installation, but I don't think that will work since > to the best of my knowledge Debian doesn't use > supermount or magicdev. Is this correct? I've never > compiled a kernel before, and the